Unchangeable Laws

In his talk, The Exquisite Gift of the Son, Elder Matthew S. Holland of the Seventy reminded us of a fact that I find fascinating: even God Himself cannot change the laws of justice. To quote Elder Holland, "at some point the full, excruciating guilt of every sin we commit must be felt. Justice demands it, and God Himself cannot change it."

In my opinion, this has some interesting implications. First of all, God is not actually omnipotent. There are some things that God cannot do. And secondly, if God cannot change the laws of justice, that, to me, suggests that He didn't write them. My guess is that these laws existed long before God did, and are probably immutable, eternal laws of reality. God gained His position partly through His understanding and application of these laws, and He sends us messages through His prophets in order to pass on that understanding, so we can join God in understanding and applying the laws of the universe in the same ways He does.

Granted, a good deal of that is speculation on my part, but it seems rather certain that God cannot change the laws of Justice, and if even God Himself cannot change them, I think it's safe to say that they are utterly unchangeable.